PUTHOOR: In a tragic incident, a student drowned in a temple pond while he attempted to save his friend. The deceased has been identified as Amal, son of Poovattoor native late Sreekumar and Ambili. The incident occurred at the Poovattoor Bhagavathy temple pond on Thursday afternoon.

According to sources, Amal and his friends went to the pond to take a bath after playing football. While descending the stairs, Amal's friend Vinayak slipped and fell into the pool. Amal also drowned while trying to save Vinayak. The locals soon gathered and rescued Vinayak but could not find Amal. Amal's body was found during a search conducted by the fire force from Kottarakkara.